646 pp; spine creasing, edge wear; Norman Clay is a U. S. journalist who travels to Mexico to cover a bullfight and research his family history. The narrative moves between Clay's past--the labyrinth of his family tree--and the present, bringing with it the history of Mexico from ancient Indian times to the present. Michener began work on this book in 1961. He set it aside to work on another project, lost track of the manuscript, and thirty years later rediscovered it and completed the book.